Window construction



Sept. 3 1929. w. J BEHLMER WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 16. 1927 2Sheets-Sheet l P 1929. w. .1. BEHLMER 1,726,798

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 16, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M 2 KW PatentedSept. 3, 1929. 2

UNITED STATES WILLIAM J. BEHLMER, OF BATESVILLE, INDIANA.

WINDO'W CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed November 16, 1927. Serial No. 233,593.

The invention relates broadly to window constructions, and particularlyto-a new and improved window construction having an upper sash slidablymounted therein, and a lower sash slidably and pivotally mountedtherein, so as to permit proper cleaning of the glass in the'sashes fromthe inside of the building in which the window is located.

An object of the invention is to provide guides in the window frames forthe lower sashes provided with tongues vertically adjustable in groovesin the sides of the window frame, provided with means for pivotallymounting the lower sashes thereto and provided with means foryi'eldingly retaining said guides in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel meanson the guidesfor attaching a counterweight cord thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide means on the guide fordetachably holding a yielding element adapted for engagement between theguide and the slideway formed. between the stops of the window frame foryieldingly holding the guide and its attached sash in adjusted position.

Vith the foregoing and such other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment herein described may be made within the scope of what isclaimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmental front elevation of a window embodying thefeatures of my invention, and shown with the sashes in closed assembledposition.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmental cross sectional view taken on line 22of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig.1.'

Figure 4 is a fragmental sectional view taken on line 4- 1 of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Figure 6 is a fragmental perspective view of one of the slide membersfor the pivotal sashes with the weight cord attached thereto by means ofa demountable clip.

Figure 7 is a. view similar to Fig. 6 but omitting the weight connectingmeans, and

disclosing means for retaining the yielding element for holding theslide member in any adjusted position.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the sash hinges.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the clip for attaching the weight cordto the slide member.

The invention in its exemplary embodiment comprises a window frame 11provided in opposite sides with suitable vertical guide strips 13, 14:and 15. An upper sash 12 of suitable construction is slidably disposedbetween the strips 13 and 14. Slide members or guides 17 and 18 areslidably secured between the guide strips 14: and 15 in opposite sidesof the frame 11, and pivotally support two lower sashes 19.

Each of the slide members 17 and 18, see Fig. 7 illustrating the member17, is provided in the form of a channel having a web 21 and sideflanges 22. The longitudinal outer edges of the flanges 22 are struckoutwardly substantially at right angles to form suitable retainingflanges or tongues 23 dis posed in grooves or recesses 23 in the guidestrips 1a and 15. A portion of the material in the web 21 is doubledback upon itself to form a longitudinal outwardly extending fold orprojection 24 adapted to form a weather strip for entering alongitudinal slot 24 in one side edge of the attached swinging sashes 19when the latter is closed.

The sashes 19 are secured to the members 17 and 18 by special hinges,one of which is shown in Fig. 8. This hinge comprises two leaves orwings 25 and 26 having intertitting curls pivotally secured together bymeans of a suitable pintle 27.

The leaf 25 is suitably secured to the outer edge of its sash 19 bymeans of screws 37, and the leaf 26 in Figures 6 and 7 is suitablysecured to the slide member 17. In the present instance, the leaf 26 isinserted through a slot 26 in one of the flanges 22 and is securedagainst the inner surface of the web 21 by any suitable means, such aswelding. The leaf 26 is longer than the leaf 25, and has a projectingportion 28 inclined upwardly and away from the web 21, and provided withan aperture 29 for receiving a weight cord attaching clip 33.

Secured to the slide member 17 above the bent port-ion 28 of the hingeis a plate 31 having an end portion projecting downwardly and away fromthe web 21. The oppositely inclined portions 23 and 31 cooperate to actas a retaining means for a yielding element 32 disposed between thewindow frame 11 and the slide member 17. The element 32 tends to pressthe member 17 outwardly and serves to hold the latter yieldingly in anyadjusted position. Although only one end of one slide member isillustrated, it will be understood that both ends are the same, and thatboth slide members 17 and 13 are the same, each having two hinges andtwo yielding elements 32.

The weight cord attaching clip 33, illustrated in Fig. 9 for attachingthe cord 36 to the member 17 or 18 is formed of a single piece of metalfashioned substantially into a cylinder fitting over one end of thecord. The clip 33 is formed with a plurality of indentations or burredopenings 35 to engage the cord 36 so as to secure the latter therein.The clip 33 is also formed with a suitable lip 34: struck outwardlytherefrom so as to engage the portion 23 and secure the cord 36 to theslide member when the end of the clip is positioned in the aperture 29.The other end of the cord 36 is secured to a suitable counterbalancingweight (not shown). It will be evident that the weights assist themembers 32 in holding the sashes 19 in vertically adjusted position.

It will be evident that the sashes 19 may be raised or lowered with theslide members 17 and 18, and may be swung outwardly or inwardly on .saidmembers in any posit-ion of adjustment. The sashes 19 are heldyieldingly in vertically adjusted position by means of the elements 32.When the sashes are in their lowermost position against the sill of theframe 11, they may be held yieldingly in various pivotal positions bymeans of spaced upstanding projections 39 formed on arcuate brackets 38secured to the sill.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an article of the class described adapted to be secured inslideways formed between grooved guide strips of a window frame, incombination, a channel slide having a web portion, and oppositelydirected outwardly extending tongues disposed substantially parallelwith said web portion for engagement with grooves in said strips, ahinge having complemental wings, one wing extending through an openingin one side flange of said channel slide and being secured to its web,said last mentioned wing being longer than the other and having one endinclined away from said web portion, and a plate secured to said web inspaced relation to said hinge, said plate having an end inclined awayfrom said web and opposite said first mentioned end, said ends beingadapted to receive and retain a resilient member adapted to engage thewindow slideway to yieldingly urge said channel slide outwardlytherefrom so as to hold said slide frictionally in adjusted position.

2. In an article of the class described adapted for operatively mountinga sash grooved on its side edge in a window frame between grooved stops,in combination, a channel guide comprising a web and site flanges,outwardly disposed lateral tongues extending from said flanges andadapted to engage grooves in said stops, and a projection formed byfolding a portion of said web, said projection being spaced from thesides of said guide and adapted to engage the groove in said sash.

3. In an article of the class described, in combination, a guide formedwith a web, angularly disposed flanges extending from opposite edgesthereof, tongues eXt-ending outwardly in opposite directions from saidflanges substantially parallel with the web and a projection extendingfrom said web in an opposite direction from and substantially parallelwith said flanges, a slot in one of said flanges adjacent said web, ahinge comprising complemental pivoted wings, one wing extending throughsaid slot and being secured to said web, said last mentioned wing havingan aperture spaced from said web, and a clip extending through saidaperture and adapted to receive a window weight cord.

l. A slide member adapted for use between a window frame and sashhaving, in combination, a body, spaced members on said body arranged toreceive and detachably hold yielding means adapted to urge said memberaway from said frame.

5. A guide adapted for slidingly securing a sash to a window frame,having in combination, a body, means on said body for pivotallyattaching said sash, and means on said body for receiving and limitingthe longitudinal sliding of a yielding member adapted to make frictionalcontact between said guide and said frame.

6. A guide adapted for slidingly securing a. sash to a windowframe,having in combina tion, a body strip adapted to be mounted in saidframe, a hinge comprising complemental pivoted wings, one of said wingsbeing elongated and bent outwardly and apertured in the bent portion,said last named wing being secured to said strip, and means in saidaperture adapted to secure a window weight rope to said last named wing.

7. A guide adapted for slidingly securing a sash to a window frame,having in combination, a body portion having a slot in one side, a hingecomprising complemental pivoted wings, one of said wings being elongatedand bent outwardly and apertured in the bent portion, said last namedwing extending through said slot and being secured to said body portionwith its bent portion being inclined upwardly and from said portion, aremovable member in said aperture adapted to clined elements on saidmember, a resilient strip having its ends removably disposed betweensaid elements and said member, and engaging said frame to hold saidmember frictionally in adjusted position, and a sash secured to saidmember.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature at Batesville, Indiana.

WVILLIAM J. BEHLMER.

